Combination wet wipe kit

ABSTRACT

A self-contained hand-wipe kit provides a means for containing and dispensing both water-saturated wipes and soap-infused wipes in a single container. The container itself has a first dispenser and a second dispenser adjacently arranged. One contains soapy wipes and the other contains water wipes. A lid allows access to the wipes and enables extraction of wipes. The dispensers are labeled “soap” and “water” respectively. The soapy wipes and water wipes may be replaced when depleted. A snap-in lid with ports locks the wipes into their respective containers and provides mechanical means for withdrawing one wipe at a time.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/807,207 filed Feb. 18, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the field of hygiene of existing art and more specifically relates to wet wipes.

RELATED ART

Hand washing with soap and water is the most effective way to reduce germs on hands in most cases. Many diseases and infections can be prevented by washing hands with soap and water. Preventing Hepatitis A, Clostridium Difficile infection, hand-foot-mouth disease, Norovirus, E. Coli, Salmonella, pneumonia, and other upper respiratory infections are just some examples. However, hand washing is not always convenient, and many individuals fail to maintain sufficient hand hygiene. A suitable solution is desired.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,284,259 to Peter William Beerse et al. relates to antimicrobial wipes which provide improved residual benefit versus Gram positive bacteria. The cited disclosure teaches an antimicrobial wipe comprising a porous or absorbent sheet impregnated with an antimicrobial cleansing composition, wherein the antimicrobial cleansing composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 5.0%, by weight of the antimicrobial cleansing composition, of an antimicrobial active; from about 0.05% to about 10%, by weight of the antimicrobial cleansing composition, of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the antimicrobial cleansing composition, of a proton donating agent; and from about 3% to about 99.85%, by weight of the antimicrobial cleansing composition, water; wherein the composition is adjusted to a pH of from about 3.0 to about 6.0; wherein the antimicrobial cleansing composition has a Gram Positive Residual Effectiveness Index of greater than about 0.5; and wherein the antimicrobial cleansing composition has a Mildness Index of less than about 0.3. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing skin and providing residual effectiveness versus Gram positive bacteria using these products. This reference is representative of wet wipe art.

There remains a need for a cleansing wipe system which provides a convenient, clean, non-chemical means of cleaning hands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known wet wipe art, the present disclosure provides a novel combination wet wipe kit. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a combination wet wipe kit.

A self-contained hand-wipe kit provides a means for containing and dispensing both water-saturated wipes and soap-infused wipes in a single container. The container itself has a first dispenser and a second dispenser adjacently arranged. One contains soapy wipes and the other contains water wipes. A lid allows access to the wipes and enables extraction of wipes. The dispensers are labeled “soap” and “water” respectively. The soapy wipes and water wipes may be replaced when depleted. A snap-in lid with ports locks the wipes into their respective containers and provides mechanical means for withdrawing one wipe at a time.

For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a combination wet wipe kit, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the wipe dispensing system during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1 in a disassembled state, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the closed container of the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to hygiene wipes and more particularly to a combination wet wipe kit as used to improve the safe and convenient cleansing of hands.

For the purposes of this specification, upward indicates being towards a side of the box having the lid. Downwards indicates the opposite direction. Rearwards or back indicates towards a side of the container where the lid is hinged to the body. Frontwards indicates the opposite direction.

Generally, the combination wet wipe kit provides users with a modified wet wipe dispensing container such that a set of soap-infused wipes are stored in one section while water-saturated wipes are stored in the second section. The container also utilizes refillable or replaceable packs to facilitate using the container for extended periods of time. This container allows users to disinfect their hands while applying soap wipes, preferably for a minimum of twenty seconds, in an attempt to prevent germs and harmful bacteria, and enables the user to grab a water wipe after using the soap wipes to fully clean off their hands. Rinsing away soap will also decrease irritation to the skin. Effectively, the device provides a way for users to clean their hands on-the-go without access to hand soap and running water.

The combination wet wipe kit is an effective sanitizing tool featuring a container with two separate compartments filled with soap and water wipes. This safe and healthy sanitizing tool features a plastic container that may be BPA and BPS free with two separate compartments filled with soap and water wipes. The soap-infused and filtered water-saturated wipes may be biodegradable and are available in two packages installed in a divided interior volume. A plain, non antibacterial soap with no parabens, phthalates, or formaldehyde may be used for the infused wipes, allowing for the removal of germs and harmful bacteria while permitting good bacteria to remain so as to serve as a protective defense for the immune system. The base container includes a snap-on lid which may be decorated with a custom logo or labels. An alternate embodiment may be available in which the wipe packages are disposable and replaceable. A second alternate embodiment can be available as a travel pack for more convenient portability. Optionally, the packages may be ornamented with quotes from Scripture. In all versions, users can simply obtain a soap wipe to sanitize and disinfect the hands. The water wipe can then be pulled from the container and applied to the targeted area for rinsing. The wipes can be simply thrown away once used. The system is intended to keep hands and other body parts clean while in locations with no running water. Exact size, measurement, construction, and design specifications may vary upon further development and manufacturing.

An alternate embodiment may be available in which the wipe packages are disposable and replaceable. A second alternate embodiment can be available as a travel pack for more convenient portability.

In all versions, users can simply obtain a soap wipe to sanitize and disinfect the hands. The water wipe can then be pulled from the container and applied to the targeted area for rinsing. The wipes can be simply thrown away once used. The system is intended to improve the environment by keeping hands and other body parts clean while in locations with no running water (e.g. in a car or for aid during disaster relief). A significant benefit of the system is to aid in the reduction of the need for antibiotics, the overuse of antibiotics, and the likelihood of antibiotic resistant bacteria developing.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in FIGS. 1-4, various views of a wipe dispensing system.

FIG. 1 shows a wipe dispensing system during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here, the wipe dispensing system may be beneficial for use by a user to conveniently and portably have access to both soap-infused wipes and water-saturated wipes. As illustrated, the wipe dispensing system may include container 100, first-wipe receptacle 120, and second-wipe receptacle 130. In some embodiments, each of first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 may be removable wipe containers which are nested within container 100. In one embodiment, they may be disposable cardboard boxes which may be discarded when depleted of the pre-packaged wipes contained therein. First-wipe receptacle 120 may contain soap-and-water-infused wipes 122, and second-wipe receptacle 130 may contain water-saturated wipes 132. Alternatively, soap-and-water-infused wipes 122 and water-saturated wipes 132 may be without containers, being placed loosely into container 100. Container 100 may itself have first-dispenser 112, second-dispenser 116, exterior-wall 142, base 144, and lid 119. Container 100 may have an upwardly-facing first-aperture 114 whereby soap-and-water-infused wipes 122 may be removed from an interior of first-dispenser 112.

Second-dispenser 116 may be disposed adjacent to first-dispenser 112. Container 100 may also have an upwardly-facing second-aperture 118 whereby water-saturated wipes 132 may be removed from an interior of second-dispenser 116. Second-aperture 118 may be adjacent to first-aperture 114. Each of first-dispenser 112 and second-dispenser 116 may be disposable wipe containers and may be able to nest within first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130. They may be plastic disposable hermetically sealed bags, cardboard boxes with punchouts, or other containers in varying embodiments. Each of first-dispenser 112 and second-dispenser 116 are formed by the combination of dividing-wall 140 (FIG. 2), exterior-wall 142, and base 144, which may be formed at marginally right angles to each other within a variance of up to ten percent. Such a variance may be desirable in tapering the interior geometries of each of first-dispenser 112 and second-dispenser 116 towards the top, so that each of first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 may be more easily gripped and removed when nested within first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130. One lid 119 covers both first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 and locks each of first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 when closed. Lid 119 may be hingedly attached to container 100 and may be a separate component or may be integral to container 100, for example, in such cases where container 100 and lid 119 are a unitary injection-molded plastic component and hinges are formed by a thin flexible plastic joiner.

FIG. 2 shows the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1 in a disassembled state, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, dividing-wall 140 separates first-dispenser 112 from second-dispenser 116 in container 100. In some embodiments, system may also include top-plate 150 covering both first-dispenser 112 and the second-dispenser 116, thereby containing both first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 when first-wipe receptacle 120 and second-wipe receptacle 130 are nested within first-dispenser 112 and the second-dispenser 116 respectively, the one top-plate 150 being able to be contained underneath and parallel to lid 119 (FIG. 1) when lid 119 (FIG. 1) is closed. Top-plate 150 may have punch-outs 160 at a top side enabling extraction of a plurality of soap-and-water-infused wipes 122 (FIG. 1) from first-wipe receptacle 120 and a plurality of water-saturated wipes 132 (FIG. 1) from second-wipe receptacle 130.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the closed container 100 of the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, lid 119 (FIG. 1) may have labels 170 reading “SOAP” and “WATER”. Labels 170 may be disposed on a topside or an underside of lid 119. Preferably, these labels correspond to one side containing that type of wipe. Other labels may be added, as well as ornamentation, and messages from Scripture in varying embodiments. Labels 170 may also be displayed on exterior-wall 142 (FIG. 1). Yet further, labels 170 may be printed or otherwise disposed on first-wipe receptacle 120 (FIG. 1) and second-wipe receptacle 130 (FIG. 1) to identify their contents. System may further include lid-fastener 180 to lock lid 119 (FIG. 1) closed over first-dispenser 112 (FIG. 1) and the second-dispenser 116 (FIG. 1).

FIG. 4 is a top view of the container 100 of the wipe dispensing system of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Container 100 may have projections or snaps 152 able to releasably snap top-plate 150 within exterior-wall 142 to fasten the first-receptacle 120 and the second-receptacle 130 within first-dispenser 112 and the second-dispenser 116 respectively.

The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. 

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
 1. A system for containing and dispensing two types of wet wipes, the system comprising: a container having a first-dispenser, the first-dispenser having an upwardly-facing first-aperture; a second-dispenser disposed adjacent to the first-dispenser, the second-dispenser having an upwardly-facing second-aperture; an exterior-wall bounding the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a base underlying the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a dividing-wall separating the first-dispenser from the second-dispenser; and one lid hingedly attached to the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a plurality of soap-and-water-infused wipes contained within the first-dispenser; and a plurality of water-saturated wipes contained within the second-dispenser.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of soap-and-water-infused wipes is contained within a first-wipe receptacle and the plurality of water-saturated wipes is contained within a second-wipe receptacle.
 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle are each disposable cardboard boxes having punch-outs at a top side enabling extraction of the plurality of soap-and-water-infused wipes from the first-wipe receptacle and the plurality of water-saturated wipes from the second-wipe receptacle.
 4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a top-plate covering both the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser, thereby containing both the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle when the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle are nested within the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser respectively, the one top-plate being able to be contained underneath and parallel to the lid when the lid is closed.
 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a top-plate covering both the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser, thereby containing both the plurality of soap-and-water infused wipes and the plurality of water-saturated wipes when both the plurality of soap-and-water infused wipes and the plurality of water-saturated wipes are nested within the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser respectively, the one top-plate being able to be contained underneath and parallel to the lid when the lid is closed.
 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle are labeled with the terms “SOAP” and “WATER” respectively.
 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser are labeled with the terms “SOAP” and “WATER” respectively.
 8. The system of claim 4, wherein the container further comprises projections to releasably snap the top-plate within the exterior-wall to fasten the first-receptacle and the second-receptacle within the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser respectively.
 9. The system of claim 4, wherein the container further comprises projections to releasably snap the top-plate within the exterior-wall to contain the plurality of soap-and-water infused and the plurality of water-saturated wipes within the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser respectively.
 10. The system of claim 2, wherein the first-dispenser, the second-dispenser, the first-receptacle, and the second-receptacle each are formed as rectangular prisms.
 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the one lid further comprises a lid-fastener to lock the one lid closed over the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser.
 12. The system of claim 2, wherein the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser each have an upwardly-opening taper to improve gripability and removability of the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle from the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser.
 13. The system of claim 2, wherein the first-wipe receptacle and the second-wipe receptacle are each disposable plastic hermetically sealed bags.
 14. The system of claim 5, wherein the top-plate comprises a first-port and a second-port, such that the first-port aligns with and is smaller in diameter than the first-aperture, and the second-port aligns with and is smaller in diameter than the second-aperture.
 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first-port and the second-port each comprise circular openings.
 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first-port and the second-port each comprise flaps that close access to the first-aperture and the second-aperture respectively, yet are each sufficiently flexible to enable the plurality of soap-and-water infused wipes and the plurality of water-saturated wipes to be pushed through each of the first-port and the second-port.
 17. A combination wet wipe dispensing kit for containing and dispensing two types of wet wipes, the combination wet wipe dispensing kit comprising: a container having a first-dispenser, the first-dispenser having an upwardly-facing first-aperture; a second-dispenser disposed adjacent to the first-dispenser, the second-dispenser having an upwardly-facing second-aperture; an exterior-wall bounding the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a base underlying the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a dividing-wall separating the first-dispenser from the second-dispenser; and one lid hingedly attached to the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; a plurality of soap-and-water-infused wipes contained within the first-dispenser; and a plurality of water-saturated wipes contained within the second-dispenser; wherein the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser are labeled with the terms “SOAP” and “WATER” respectively; further comprising a top-plate covering both the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser, thereby containing both the plurality of water-saturated wipes and the soap-and-water-infused wipes, the one top-plate being able to be contained underneath and parallel to the lid when the lid is closed; wherein the container further comprises projections to releasably snap the top-plate within the exterior-wall over the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser; wherein the one lid further comprises a lid-fastener to lock the one lid closed over the first-dispenser and the second-dispenser. 